Concepts

42 encyclopedia entries

Abraham Lincoln

president of the United States from 1861 to 1865 (1809-1865)

Apple

edible fruit of the apple tree

Asia

terrestrial continent, mainly in the northeastern quadrant

Banana

elongated, edible fruit produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants in the genus Musa

Chicago

city and county seat of Cook County, and largest city in State of Illinois, United States of America

Cleveland

city in and county seat of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States

Detroit

city in and county seat of Wayne County, and largest city in State of Michigan, United States

Earth

third planet from the Sun in the Solar System

Europe

terrestrial continent located in north-western Eurasia

Frank Lloyd Wright

American architect (1867-1959)

Georgia O'Keeffe

American modernist artist (1887–1986)

Great Lakes

group of lakes in North America

Henry Ford

American business magnate (1863–1947)

Illinois

state of the United States of America

Indiana

state of the United States of America

Jupiter

fifth planet in the Solar System and largest among all; gaseous giant mainly composed of hydrogen and helium

Lake Erie

one of the Great Lakes in North America

Lake Huron

one of the Great Lakes of North America

Lake Michigan

one of the Great Lakes of North America

Lake Superior

largest of the Great Lakes of North America

Mark Twain

American author and humorist (1835–1910)

Mars

fourth planet from the Solar System, tellurian and orange-red due to iron oxide

Michigan

state of the United States of America

Milwaukee

city in and county seat of Milwaukee County, and largest city in State of Wisconsin, United States

Minnesota

state of the United States of America

Mississippi River

primary river of the largest drainage basin in the United States

Moon

Earth's only natural satellite

New France

area colonized by France in North America

O'Hare International Airport

airport in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Ohio

state of the United States of America

Ohio River

river in the midwestern United States

Ontario

province of Canada

Oprah Winfrey

American talk show host, actress, producer, and author (born 1954)

Pacific Ocean

ocean between Asia, Australia and the Americas

Straits of Mackinac

strait connecting Lakes Huron and Michigan in Michigan, USA

Thomas Edison

American inventor and businessman (1847–1931)

Toronto

capital and largest city of the province of Ontario, Canada

United States

country located primarily in North America

Walt Disney

American animator, producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor and entrepreneur, founder of The Walt Disney Company (1901–1966)

Wisconsin

state of the United States of America

World War I

1914–1918 global conflict

World War II

1939–1945 global conflict